| dc.description.abstract | The research is an assessment of the multifaceted role that English plays as a
medium of interaction/ instruction or service subject, a compulsory discipline at all
levels of education and as the official language of the republic of Kenya. As a
medium of instruction, English services the teaching of all other disciplines of the
curriculum. Though a third or even fourth language to learners of English it is used
for interaction between teachers and learners and amongst the learners themselves.
English is also an examinable discipline at different summative levels in the
education system. It is also a major tool used to achieve both the curriculum goals
of education and the national goals enshrined in vision 2030. The research will
attempt to address the apparent gap in the interpretation, implementation and the
evaluation of the revised syllabus. The main objective will be to determine the
extent to which the mandate of the teacher, in the teaching of English meets the
needs of the learners of English in Kenyan secondary schools. The research design
will take on a quantitative approach using questionnaires administered to
respondents from secondary schools in Nakuru County. Random sampling
technique will be used to pick out a broad spectrum of respondents. The findings
will inform curriculum developers and the ministry of education the challenges that
the teacher is grappling with in preparing learners to acquire English as a foreign
language and the bearing this has on learners of English. | en_US |
